Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2025

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Welcome Exchange: Innovations in Hypertension Care

Join the American Heart Association for a pre-conference reception at Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2026. This engaging gathering is designed to spark ideas, foster meaningful connections, and showcase innovation focused on hypertension management.

Attendees will benefit from model-sharing presentations and brief lectures delivered in a relaxed yet informative setting, welcoming both experienced and emerging professional in hypertension care.

NEW! Important Session

Join us for an in-depth session highlighting key updates from the upcoming AHA/ACC Clinical Practice Guideline: Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome and implications for clinical practice.

When: Saturday, October 10 from 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

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Key Dates

Hypertension 2025 Key Dates
Date Activity
June 9, 2025 Last day for Early Bird registration pricing
June 10, 2025 Advance registration pricing applies
July 21, 2025 Last day for Advance registration pricing
July 22, 2025 Standard registration pricing applies
September 4–7, 2025 Hypertension 2025 Scientific Sessions
Marriott Baltimore Waterfront
Hypertension 2026 Executive Committee
Steven D. Crowley, MD

Steven D. Crowley, MD

Chair
Uta Erdbrügger, MD

Uta Erdbrügger, MD

Vice-Chair
Jane F. Reckelhoff, PhD, FAHA

Jane F. Reckelhoff, PhD, FAHA

Chair, Council on Hypertension
Thu Le, MD

Thu Le, MD, FAHA

Chair, Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease

Jordana B. Cohen, MD, MSCE

Clinical Chair
R. Ariel Gomez, MD, FAHA

R. Ariel Gomez, MD, FAHA

Immediate Past Chair, Council on Hypertension
Program Committee Members
  • Barbara Alexander, PhD
  • Mariane Bertagnolli, PhD
  • Heddwen Brooks, MSc, PhD
  • Daniele Carnevale, PhD
  • Giuseppe Lembo, MD, PhD
  • Maria Luisa Sequeira Lopez, MD
  • Cameron McCarthy, PhD, FAHA
  • Dominek Mueller, PhD
  • Benard Ogola, PhD
  • Monica Santisteban, PhD
Clinical Track Subcommittee
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Eugene Yang, MD, FACC 
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
Co-Chair
Matthew Alexander, MD, PhD, FAHA
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Co-Chair
Tammy Brady, MD, PhD
Tammy Brady, MD, PhD
Children's National Hospital
Silver Springs, Maryland
Co-Chair
Stephen P. Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA
Stephen P. Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS
Harvard Medical School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Co-Chair
  • Nisha Bansal MD, MAS
  • John D Bisognano, MD, PhD
  • Jennifer Brown, MD
  • Kelsey B. Bryant, MD, MPH, MS
  • Jennifer Cluett, MD
  • Brett Duncan, MD
  • Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FNLA
  • Joseph Flynn, MD, MS
  • Lama Ghazi, MD, PhD
  • Sarah Henson, MD
  • Hokyou Lee, MD, PhD
  • Meena Madhur, MD, PhD
  • Cian McCarthy, MBBCH, BAO
  • Cyndya Shibao, MD
  • Andrew South, MD
  • Adina Turcu, MD, MS
  • Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran, NP, PhD
  • Fernando Wyss, MD, FAHA

Why you should attend

Hypertension Scientific Sessions

Connect with cross-disciplinary researchers from around the world and engage with experts at the leading global medical meeting  on hypertension. Discover the latest in hypertension research and foster lasting relationships with researchers  and clinicians across multiple fields and at every stage of their careers.

This year’s opening session will highlight the new 2025 AHA/ACC High Blood Pressure Guideline, followed by an in-depth panel discussion. The program will feature leaders and rising stars presenting lectures on cutting edge science followed by oral abstract presentations. Specially designed sessions benefitting trainees and early career investigators will be offered, as well as poster sessions covering a wide variety of topics and categories and clinical track sessions on both clinical practice/clinical science and practical advice for primary care providers.


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